Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52914
Published: August 21, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96326
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52914
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the io_poll_can_finish_inline() and __io_arm_poll_handler() functions in io_uring/poll.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2023-52914
Install update from vendor's website.
Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.1.7, 6.2